Vegetation of Southeast Asia Studies of Forest Types 1963-1965

Love, H. H. Methods used in making and testing a large number pf rice
selections in Thailand. Intl; Rit-j Goran. News Letter 7: 1-6.
Sept. 1953. .
. Rice Improvement in Thailand. Foreign Agriculture 18 (2):
25-28. illustr. U. G. Dept. Agric, Washington, D. C. Feb. IQ^.
Dr. Love was engaged from March 1950 as Rice. Breeding Advisor,
on the Special Technical and Economic Mission to Thailand,
Thailand, al>out the size of Texas, io ideally suited to, .rice •
production. Its fertile central flood plain, generally available
water supplies, favorable climate, stable government, and lack of
population pressure on land measures are factors that make possible
a potentially significant increase in rice exports.
One of the problems investigated was the evaluation of rice
varieties in Thailand for early, medium, and late-maturing; for
upland, paddy, and deep-water rice; and for glutinous and Don-,
glutinous varieties.
Line selection, for hybridization, was another phase of the
program. Variety evaluation and selection were continued along
with hybridization.
Mabesa, C. The Philippine Forests, with Special Reference to Dipterocarp
Forests. Tropical Silviculture 3: 57~' 7 . 8 tables. Foreign
Agricultural Organization. 1958*
Although the forests of the Philippines are composed of diverse
timber species, about 75 percent of the volume is represented by
members of the Dipterocarp or wood-oil' family. Influenced by
ecological factors, such as altitude, relative humidity, soil
moisture, exposure to wind and climate and other factors, Philippine
forests are classified into different types.
A brief description is given of the occurrence of the following
forest types: mangrove; littoral or beach; dipteroearp; molave;
midmountain and mossy; and pine. In the discussion of the composition
of the Dipterocarp forests, consideration is given to the
principal timber species and associated woody plants.
The third section of the publication is devoted to site factors,
such as: soil; climate; natural succession; ecological development
following cutting, fire or other disturbance; and animal ecology.
Under silvics, there is a brief discussion of the seeding and growth
habits of the principal species. The fifth section treats with
silviculture, under the heading of harvest cuttings and management
of stands.
Section six discusses injuries and protection, in which consideration
is given to: insect pests, diseases, dasage caused by
fire, and necessary control measures.
In section seven, there is a brief account of volume and yield.
Section eight summarizes progress in current research, as well as
a review of future planning.
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